All of the teams are present at the test - which ends on Sunday - except newcomers Meta Campos and US F1.

Campos has recently been bought out, and its new owners are confident of having cars built in time for Bahrain. US F1, in contrast, has asked to miss the opening races, and will be subject to an inspection by the FIA to ascertain whether it has any realistic hopes of racing.

Yep. I've come to conclusion that you need to read something like EVO if you're looking for editorial that tries its hardest to be moderate, impartial, precise and professional.

Autocar's a half-decent magazine, and it does update the website more regularly than most, but I think that could partly be the cause of its failings; in trying to engender a steady flow of interest with hype and often shoddy, harried journalism.

Back on-message: Sauber appears to have created a really decent package to contest the mid-pack. I hope this enables Kobayashi to at least occasionally battle with the big boys, as he's already proven himself a potential future star.